Crowe calls for a ban on single-use plastic bags

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Irish Government to follow the example of New Zealand by phasing out and banning single-use plastic bags. The Sinn Féin TD said was single-use plastics was strangling and destroying our planet, and Ireland must do more to tackle this issue. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The […]

Crowe welcomes ticket touting move

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the announcement from Ticketmaster that they are going to close the Seatwave ticket selling website and replace it with a new fan-to-fan ticket exchange system, where tickets can only be bought for the cost price or less. The Sinn Féin TD believes that promised legislation has contributed […]

Childcare needs reform, not half-baked ‘Granny Grant’ proposal – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described a proposal by Minister Shane Ross for a grant for grandparents who take care for their grandchildren, as a half-baked election gimmick The Sinn Féin TD said he would be better spending his time coming up with workable proposals that would relieve the burden on families’ childcare […]

Crippling back to school costs putting families into debt – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, to do more to tackle the rising back to school costs for families. The Sinn Féin TD’s comments come after the release of the annual Irish League of Credit Union (ILCU) school survey which revealed that one-third of those surveyed […]

Vacant consultant posts putting lives in danger – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has expressed his serious concern at the number of vacancies for consultant posts in Tallaght University Hospital and said it is causing lengthy delays that are putting lives at risk. The Sinn Féin TD’s concerns follow the publication of figures released through a Dáil question which revealed that there […]